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Gonzaga wons the 2020 WCC title before sports officials shut down sports because of the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the U.S. and the world. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

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Gonzaga Pummels St. Mary’s, 84-66, In WCC Final Tuesday In Las Vegas As College Basketball Tourneys March On In Sin City This Week

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 Alan Snel Mark Few

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Longtime basketball coach Mark Few had his hands in

City National Arena, where the Golden Knights train.

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Coronavirus and Sports: Golden Knights Step Up Cleanings At Training Center; Kids Area Where VGK Players Sign Autographs Closed Temporarily At City National Arena

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Welcome to the new normal of coronavirus and sports. The Vegas Golden Knights have recently

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Mighty Gonzaga Advances To WCC Final Against Nemesis St. Mary’s As College Hoops Tourneys Take Over Las Vegas

March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 Alan Snel Bill Walton

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell The parade of college basketball conference tourneys marching through

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Exactly Three Years After Painful Near-Death, Day of Gratitude and Tripleheader of Sports-Business Events To Cover To Celebrate Life

March 7, 2020March 8, 2020 Alan Snel Brian Dutcher, Dana White, Kris Bryant, Sam Merrill, Steve Fisher

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The ambulance tech was wheeling me into the ER at Lawnwood Medical Center in Fort

San Diego State Aztecs mascot.

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LVCVA Promotion Arm Las Vegas Events Spends $1.1 Million On Sponsorships For Pac-12, Mountain West, West Coast Conference Tournaments In Las Vegas

March 6, 2020March 6, 2020 Alan Snel Cowboy Ken, Hunter Thompson, Neemias Queta, Sam Merrill

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com They came to Las Vegas in force, filling bottom bowl sections at Thomas & Mack

Healthy fans should not give high fives at games. Photo credits: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

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With Worldwide Virus in U.S., It’s OK to Attend Sports Events In Las Vegas Area If You’re Healthy But No High-Fives

March 5, 2020March 6, 2020 Alan Snel Amy Stone

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com If you feel healthy, it’s OK to attend sports events with big gatherings like Vegas

MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren is stepping down. He was a big sports advocate for MGM Resorts. He's with WNBA Las Vegas Aces center Liz Cambage after an Aces win at Mandalay Bay Events Center last year.

Aces Jim Murren

MGM Resorts CEO Jim Murren, Driving Force Behind WNBA Team Acquisition, T-Mobile Arena Construction, Betting Partnerships With Sports Leagues, Will Step Down

February 12, 2020February 12, 2020 Alan Snel Jim Murren

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com MGM Resorts International Chief Executive Jim Murren, the driving force behind MGM Resorts acquiring the

Aces Sports Marketing UNLV

Las Vegas Aces, UNLV Basketball Roll Out Funny Videos To Spark More Interest In Their Teams

January 20, 2020January 22, 2020 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Laimbeer, Mbacke Diong

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Amid all the news of the Golden Knights firing coach Gerard Gallant, former UFC badboy-now-goodguy

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Former NBA Commissioner David Stern, Who Grew NBA Into Global Brand, Dies Wednesday

January 1, 2020January 1, 2020 Alan Snel Adam Silver, David Stern, Gary Bettman, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The man who led the expansion of the National Basketball Association into an international, multi-billionaire-dollar

College basketball tournament life in Las Vegas.

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A College Basketball Tourney Organizer’s Life: ‘You’re Cutting Deals Everywhere You Can’

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 Alan Snel Brooks Downing

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Meet Brooks Downing, basketball tourney traveling man. He’s in Las Vegas Tuesday as the college

July 5, 2021

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Our coverage of the Athletics stadium project in Las Vegas.

Mark Rosentraub on A’s stadium site on Strip.

Big League Sports With Small Town Politics

Man of Many Hats

Athletics’ long, strange journey for new ballpark

Athletics consultant Jeremy Aguero is eye of Las Vegas’ sports hurricane

How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip

Bally’s Corp, Gaming & Leisure Properties team up with A’s for ballpark on Strip

Bally’s Corp Chairman Wants Hotel Open When A’s Stadium Is Ready In 2028

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